Front:
BALCH HOUSE
BEVERLY, MASS
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John Balch John Balch warche first settler in Beverly
and was given a grant of
Benjamin
John
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came over in
land (210 acres) by the king of England. In 1638
The built this house. It is the
oldert house in
David
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descend and and constantly occupied by a
builder
when the Balch Association
FOR Beverly Historical Society rated by those niterested
gave it over
M to the
is now used as a
DRESS
8 little museum often bisited
m M. E. history. It is lined with brick as
protection against the Indians.
find have often visited the place through the
be living
I am not the years, but never expected to he
thousand settlers in Beverly now
so neter it.
new houses
last twig
this particular
brauch but
the last
and not a war. whoop by Justians
croud around the old house and grounds,
and the large shop of the United shoe Machinery
spreads over much
где
old John's farm land
but meu
e many things, but
312 years can change
still toil and build homes.
Feb. 27.1950
тел
Mary J. Balch
John
Robert
Moses
Moses
Wayland
Mary
earrying
name of
Balch
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